Our Community Spotlight highlights some of the most prominent, active users in the AVIXA Xchange community. These quick interviews touch on hot topics within the AV industry right from the minds of experts in their respective fields.

With over 20 years of experience in the AV and ELV industries, I specialize in AV system design, installation, management, and integration across diverse sectors, including corporate, education, sports, healthcare, hospitality, and government. My career began in 2003 with the AV team at a 5-star hotel in Lebanon, where I developed a passion for AV systems. I hold certifications as a Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI, as well as CTS-D and CTS-I from AVIXA, blending technical expertise with strong project leadership. I have extensive experience deploying technologies from leading manufacturers such as Crestron, Extron, Biamp, and many others, while managing vendors and ensuring seamless integration. Currently, I am part of BLINQ, a division of IMAR Trading and Contracting in Qatar, where I serve as the ELV Projects Manager, focusing on ELV systems and immersive AV solutions. I am committed to continuous learning, staying ahead of industry trends, and mentoring emerging professionals to elevate the AV field

A long-term AV enthusiast and professional, looking to expand knowledge about the Audio-Visual Industry to the next generation.  A Balloon Pilot and Inflation Team Leader for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

I’m a has-been geek turned manager, turned executive, turned (hopefully) into leader.  I love technology and even more I love people.  So what I find really interesting is the intersection of people and technology…and in so many ways, that’s my definition of AV.

Powering Projects With Precision AV Delivery | Proud Finalist – AV Awards 2025, AV Professional of the Year

  Almo Pro AV aims to build a collaborative Pro AV community. We encourage you to ask questions and participate in the conversation. Our trusted, in-house experts provide thought leadership, audiovisual industry trends, event coverage, technology news, and resources to help grow your AV business. Almo Pro AV is the largest value-added North American Professional AV distributor offering its manufacturer and reseller partners the most expansive range of products, managed services, technical support and training to drive business growth and generate profits. Formed in 2022 following DCC’s acquisition of Almo Corporation, Almo Pro AV harnesses the combined sales, service, marketing and subject matter expertise to deliver customized business development strategies, programs and educational events that enable partners to thrive. With a highly-accomplished joint leadership team, more than 300 employees, 12 distribution facilities, and 2.7 million square feet of warehousing space, Almo Pro AV provides the specialization and resources its partners need while maintaining the personal distribution approach they expect. For more information about Almo Pro AV, go to www.AlmoProAV.com.

We are a distribution company providing services to AV Industry. We are also experts in Providing Consultancy for end to end solutions to Corporate, Educational, Sports,  Digital Signage, Content Production, Streaming, Conferencing, Cloud, Storage, Media & Entertainment, Hospitals and Hospitality Industries.

A marketing professional and 20-year AV industry veteran, I am a proud CTS holder and enthusiastic #AVfoodie who is passionate about innovative technologies, design, and all things AV. I look forward to connecting with you here on Xchange and invite you to join me on LinkedIn as well.  To reach me, please message me on LinkedIn, as I am unable to reply to conversations here. 

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Over 20 years of experience in engineering, product management, and systems architecture, working in the networking, media & entertainment, and AV industries. Led several industry-first enterprise video-over-IP projects. Founded HiCLIFF with a mission to help address the challenges of managing and securing new modern networked AV and media environments.

PureLink GmbH develops, produces, and markets products for professional presentation and media technology. The company’s headquarter, distribution and logistics centre are located at Rheine, Germany. From here the PureLink Team takes care of customers‘ demands worldwide. It all started with PureLink cables, which have earned a firm place among many AV installers thanks to their technical brilliance, high material quality and mechanical simplicity. Step by step, complementary product categories have been combined into a global concept for complete AV solutions. The company also acts as a sales and service partner for complementary product categories and offers everything from a complete range to individual customer solutions under one roof. Today, the hardware is the indispensable foundation for many AV solutions, with a large number of users around the globe. The claim "Install. Connect. Perform." applies to the entire PureLink brand range, from simple HDMI cables to highly complex Pro-AV signal distribution.

GPA features the best-of-breed Regional Business Units (RBUs) in 50 countries, with localized delivery capabilities in over 150 cities globally. We have over 4000 employees and well over $1B in annual AV/UC-related revenues. In today’s global economy, workplace technology solutions need to be simple, scalable, and standardized. Although a simple aspiration, a global deployment can be fraught with challenges and complexities with cultural, logistics, language, currency, time zone, and bureaucratic variables. Our goal is simple: to mitigate those challenges for global enterprise organizations and deliver the solutions & services that allow your most valuable assets - your people - to communicate and collaborate better. Our offer to you is our global team. This team offers you a truly global perspective, committed to operational excellence, and ready to help you navigate your next global meeting and collaboration technology deployment program. Allow GPA to be your global advantage!

Presently as Regional Director, AVIXA for India and GCC, I do aspire to support the AV and IT industry with  access to the resources that are most beneficial to the businesses and professional outcomes. My focus will be to bring to the AV/IT community in the region, knowledge and skill development through AVIXA Education, Certification and Training Resources. I look forward to work closely with allied associations, industry groups and professional society in the region with a similar focus. And my areas of interest and learning are indeed the Emerging Technologies (what we know as AI, Metaverse, Cloud, Industry 4.0, and the likes) and how they impact what we do in our professional and personal lives as Humans! Do feel free to reach out to me.

A University of Central Florida double-alum with a Master’s in Digital Media, I'm a content creator who loves bringing people together over shared interests. As AVIXA's Coordinator of Digital Content, I produce articles on a myriad of technology topics. I've also worked on virtual reality projects, transforming Romanian folk tales into VR narratives. 

I am an engineer specialize on acoustic, I started to design at 2019 and immediately I loved that part of integration. Making devices work together.